From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Contemporary

Virginia Lee Demetrios’ “Finnish Hop”

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Post date October 11, 2023

A printed cotton furnishing fragment, depicting dancing couples in four s-curve bands of alternating brown and white. Each couple is side by side, with arms around each other. Two selvages. — Photo by Bruce M. White Photography.

Virginia Lee Demetrios (American, 1909-1968) for F. Schumacher & Co., “Finnish Hop,” 1943 (designed). Cotton; printed, twill weave; 32 x 94 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-2137.

All Contemporary

Dilyara Kaipova’s “Scream (Red)”

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Post date April 12, 2023

Detail of a textile with an orange background and a row of three ghoulish faces woven into the fabric in black and white

Dilyara Kaipova (Uzbekistan, b. 1967), “Scream (Red),” 2016. Cotton, bound warp resist dye, 132 x 173 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2021.9.1. Gift of Raushan Sapar. © Courtesy of Sapar Contemporary and the artist.

All Contemporary

Mulyana’s “Mogus 34”

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Post date January 11, 2023

Detail of a crocheted monster head with several yellow eyes and an open mouth with two teeth

Mulyana (Indonesian, b. 1984), “Mogus 34,” 2020. Yarn, polyester; 58 x 17 x 15 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2021.6.2. Collection of John Silvis. © Mulyana.

All Contemporary

Archie Brennan’s “Lady in Kimono”

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Post date October 15, 2021

Archie Brennan (American, 1931-2019), “Lady in Kimono” (detail), United States, 1993. Silk, wool; tapestry weave; 28 x 14 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-1060.

All Contemporary

Cynthia Schira’s “Nocturnal Mirage”

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Post date April 23, 2021

Cynthia Schira (American, b. 1934), “Nocturnal Mirage” (detail), United States, 2001. Linen, paper, synthetic fibers; double weaves, supplementary wefts; 724 x 109 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2017.19.1A-G. Gift of the artist. © Cynthia Schira.